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Class: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Eleotridae Bully sleepers

Genus: Eleotris

(See list of species below)



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35 species
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Photo by Murdy, E.O./Ferraris, C.J., Jr.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Eleotris acanthopomus Bleeker, 1853

Photo by Photo by Murdy, E.O./Ferraris, C.J., Jr.
 
Eleotris acanthopomus
[Spinecheek gudgeon]

Photo by Holm, E.

North to South America
Max. Length 8.3 cm SL
Eleotris amblyopsis (Cope, 1871)

Photo by Photo by Holm, E.
 
Eleotris amblyopsis
[Large-scaled spinycheek sleeper]

Photo by Praveen, R.J.

Asia

Eleotris andamensis Herre, 1939

Photo by Photo by Praveen, R.J.
 
Eleotris andamensis
[]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Africa
Max. Length 11.5 cm SL
Eleotris annobonensis Blanc, Cadenat & Stauch, 1968

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Eleotris annobonensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 25 cm SL

 
Eleotris aquadulcis
[Freshwater gudgeon]
No picture found


 
Eleotris balia
[]

Photo by Keith, P.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 10.2 cm SL
Eleotris bosetoi Mennesson, Keith, Ebner & Gerbeaux, 2016

Photo by Photo by Keith, P.
 
Eleotris bosetoi
[]
No picture found


 
Eleotris brachyurus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.3 cm TL

 
Eleotris daganensis
[]

Photo by Keith, P.

Africa
Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
Eleotris diamsoi Mennesson, Keith & Feunteun, 2020

Photo by Photo by Keith, P.
 
Eleotris diamsoi
[]

Photo by Hubert, N.

Asia
Max. Length 9.6 cm SL
Eleotris douniasi Keith, Mennesson, Dahruddin & Hubert, 2021

Photo by Photo by Hubert, N.
 
Eleotris douniasi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm SL

 
Eleotris fasciata
[]

Photo by Ramani Shirantha

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 26 cm TL
Eleotris fusca (Forster, 1801)

Photo by Photo by Ramani Shirantha
 
Eleotris fusca
[Dusky sleeper]

Photo by Vigneux, E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Eleotris klunzingerii Pfeffer, 1893

Photo by Photo by Vigneux, E.
 
Eleotris klunzingerii
[]

Photo by Arshad-Ul-Alam, M.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Eleotris lutea Day, 1876

Photo by Photo by Arshad-Ul-Alam, M.
 
Eleotris lutea
[Lutea sleeper]
No picture found


 
Eleotris macrocephala
[]
No picture found


 
Eleotris macrolepis
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Africa
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Eleotris mauritiana Bennett, 1832

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Eleotris mauritiana
[Widehead sleeper]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 26 cm SL
Eleotris melanosoma Bleeker, 1853

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Eleotris melanosoma
[Broadhead sleeper]

Photo by CAFS

Asia.
Max. Length 19 cm TL
Eleotris oxycephala Temminck & Schlegel, 1845

Photo by Photo by CAFS
 
Eleotris oxycephala
[]

Photo by Ravelomanana, T.

Africa
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Eleotris pellegrini Maugé, 1984

Photo by Photo by Ravelomanana, T.
 
Eleotris pellegrini
[]

Photo by Engman, A.C.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 13 cm SL
Eleotris perniger (Cope, 1871)

Photo by Photo by Engman, A.C.
 
Eleotris perniger
[Smallscaled spinycheek sleeper]

Photo by Robertson, R.

North to South America
Max. Length 44 cm SL
Eleotris picta Kner, 1863

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Eleotris picta
[Spotted sleeper]

Photo by Vianna, M.

Northwest to western Cent
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Eleotris pisonis (Gmelin, 1789)

Photo by Photo by Vianna, M.
 
Eleotris pisonis
[Spinycheek sleeper]

Photo by Mennesson, M.I.

Africa
Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
Eleotris sahanaensis Mennesson, Keith & Feunteun, 2020

Photo by Photo by Mennesson, M.I.
 
Eleotris sahanaensis
[]

Photo by Stender, K.

Oceania
Max. Length 33 cm SL
Eleotris sandwicensis Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875

Photo by Photo by Stender, K.
 
Eleotris sandwicensis
[Sandwich Island sleeper]
No picture found

Max. Length 22.4 cm TL

 
Eleotris senegalensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.6 cm SL

 
Eleotris soaresi
[]

Photo by Hubert, N.

Asia
Max. Length 6.8 cm SL
Eleotris sumatraensis Mennesson, Keith, Sukmono, Risdawati & Hubert, 2021

Photo by Photo by Hubert, N.
 
Eleotris sumatraensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8 cm SL

 
Eleotris tecta
[]
No picture found


 
Eleotris tubularis
[]

Photo by Mennesson, M.I. / P. Keith

Africa
Max. Length 9.9 cm SL
Eleotris valadei Keith, Mennesson & Henriette, 2020

Photo by Photo by Mennesson, M.I. / P. Keith
 
Eleotris valadei
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 22 cm SL

 
Eleotris vittata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.8 cm TL

 
Eleotris vomerodentata
[]

Photo by Hubert, N.

Asia
Max. Length 8.6 cm SL
Eleotris woworae Keith, Mennesson, Sauri & Hubert, 2021

Photo by Photo by Hubert, N.
 
Eleotris woworae
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Eleotris acanthopomus Spinecheek gudgeon Southwest Pacific 14 SL 1853
Eleotris amblyopsis Large-scaled spinycheek sleeper North to South America 8.3 SL 1871
Eleotris andamensis Asia 1939
Eleotris annobonensis Africa 11.5 SL 1968
Eleotris aquadulcis Freshwater gudgeon Oceania 25 SL 1990
Eleotris balia Asia. 1905
Eleotris bosetoi Western Pacific 10.2 SL 2016
Eleotris brachyurus Asia 1849
Eleotris daganensis Africa 12.3 TL 1870
Eleotris diamsoi Africa 6.5 SL 2020
Eleotris douniasi Asia 9.6 SL 2021
Eleotris fasciata Asia 6 SL 1964
Eleotris fusca Dusky sleeper Indo-West Pacific 26 TL 1801
Eleotris klunzingerii Indian Ocean 15 TL 1893
Eleotris lutea Lutea sleeper Indian Ocean 4 TL 1876
Eleotris macrocephala Western Central Pacific 1857
Eleotris macrolepis Western Central Pacific 1875
Eleotris mauritiana Widehead sleeper Africa 25 TL 1832
Eleotris melanosoma Broadhead sleeper Pacific Ocean 26 SL 1853
Eleotris oxycephala Asia. 19 TL 1845
Eleotris pellegrini Africa 23 TL 1984
Eleotris perniger Smallscaled spinycheek sleeper Western Central Atlantic 13 SL 1871
Eleotris picta Spotted sleeper North to South America 44 SL 1863
Eleotris pisonis Spinycheek sleeper Northwest to western Cent 25 TL 1789
Eleotris sahanaensis Africa 4.4 SL 2020
Eleotris sandwicensis Sandwich Island sleeper Oceania 33 SL 1875
Eleotris senegalensis Africa 22.4 TL 1870
Eleotris soaresi Africa 10.6 SL 1867
Eleotris sumatraensis Asia 6.8 SL 2021
Eleotris tecta Central and South America 8 SL 1996
Eleotris tubularis Central America 1903
Eleotris valadei Africa 9.9 SL 2020
Eleotris vittata Eastern Atlantic 22 SL 1861
Eleotris vomerodentata Africa 7.8 TL 1984
Eleotris woworae Asia 8.6 SL 2021



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